Reviews
Soldater og Redelig Sjømenn
If you're seeking an earthy slice of Norwegian life, look no further. The title translates as ‘Soldiers and Honest Sailors’;...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2020
Arabesque
Spotted a few years ago by producer Mark Ronson to record a cover of ‘Uptown Funk’ at Abbey Road, the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2022
The Best of Soapkills
In 2009 I spent a week in Beirut lecturing on music journalism and asked each of my students to bring...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Art of the Shakuhachi
Katsuya Yokoyama, one of the last great masters of Japanese traditional music, brings us an exemplary recording of 17th-century shakuhachi...
Reviewed by Darran Smith in issue: July/2017
Oliveiras
One should always try to forget any preconceptions when approaching a fado singer from abroad, with no real reputation or...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2018
Urram
Karen Matheson's first solo album of exclusively Gaelic songs is remarkable for its unexpected and surprising musical settings. Matheson has...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2015
La Noche Más Larga
As the sultry faux-40s black and white photo on the CD cover might suggest, Buika has changed direction on her...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
Rio Bossa
Even if you weren’t all Rio’d-out after the wall-to-wall Olympics coverage, you’d probably need another bossa nova compilation about as...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2016
Viyezgo: Vimbuza from Mzimba South
Vimbuza is a ceremony of the Tumbuka people of Malawi, where people become healed through trance and the possession of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2022
